Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records, 1887-1969 and undated

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Texas and Pacific Coal Company Records, 1887-1969 and undated

Records and activities of the Texas and Pacific Coal Company and its numerous subsidiaries in Thurber, Texas.

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Hunter, Robert Dickie

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Thurber, H. K.

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Texas Coal and Fuel Company

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Texas Pacific Mercantile and Manufacturing Company (Thurber, Tex.)

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Homestake Exploration Company

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Green and Hunter Brick Company (Thurber, Tex.)

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Thurber Earthen Products Company

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Thurber Brick Company (Thurber, Tex.)

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Texas and Pacific Coal Company

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The company was formed by Colonel Robert Dickey Hunter in 1888 in Erath County, Texas. Hunter also formed the company town of Thurber, named for his business partner, H. K. Thurber. The area reached peak development in the early 1900s, providing half the coal supply for Texas. Oil discoveries near Ranger, Texas in 1917 prompted the company to cease operations. In 1933, the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth and, in 1963, after Seagrams Distillers Company purchased the company, the offi...

Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company

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Coal and oil company. Formed by Robert Dickey Hunter in Erath County, Texas, 1888. Also, Hunter established the company town, Thurber, Tex., named for H.K. Thurber, Hunter's business partner. Area reached peak development in early 1900s, providing half the coal supply for Texas. Oil discoveries near Ranger, Texas (1917), prompted the company to cease its Thurber operations. In 1933 the company moved its headquarters to Fort Worth. After Seagrams Distillers Company purchased the company in 1963, ...

Thurber Construction Company

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